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Table 1 Classification of cases included from new and TB-retreatment cases

From: Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a tertiary armed force referral and teaching hospital, Ethiopia

Classification

Total-patients

TB-new patients

TB-previously treated patients

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Total TB-patients

389

100

362

100

27

100

 TB-patients excluded

8

2.0

7

1.9

1

3.7

 TB-patients included

381

98.0

355

98.1

26

96.3

Category of attendants

 Armed force-Active

216

56.7

203

57.2

13

50.0

 Armed force-Pension

35

9.2

26

7.3

9

34.6

 Civil

130

34.1

126

35.5

4

15.4